Dan WeaverINFO540Assignment 51. Text Chapter 9, Discussion Question 1 (p.352). Write a detailed response, using authoritative sources. IS organizations will no longer need to develop proprietary infrastructure; they can simply rely on the Internet. Therefore, they will again focus primarily on application development. Proprietary versus cloud-based infrastructure has been a debate for a few years now. There is now a lot of pressure to use cloud-based infrastructure, but the choice of usage appears to be organization specific. A proprietary infrastructure consists of physical servers or a physical host to create VMs. A business would need an IT staff to manage these resources or hire a managed service provider. This solution will also require refreshing your hardware, renewing software licenses, performing upgrades, and extending warranties every five to seven years. (1) Although this may seem very concerning, an organization will benefit from certain advantages that a cloud solution cannot offer. (1) Some advantages of a proprietary infrastructure are: Physical control of the infrastructure, needs-specific development, security and data are kept in-house. Some disadvantages of this solution are: initial capital investment, hardware replacement every 5-7 years, and IT maintenance and support. (1) A cloud-based solution also offers unique benefits to an organization. Depending on the size of the organization, some small and medium-sized organizations may not want to manage everything on-site. Cloud providers simplify cooling and hosting physical servers and have their own staff to manage the hardware. (2) This allows a small organization to invest its capital in other areas of business (...... middle of paper ...... new native interactions with mobile devices (fingers instead of mouse; multi-touch gestures; turn, tilt and rotate) and technology features such as phone functions, built-in GPS and accelerometer.5. mobile is used.(3)[1. ] "Creative Bloq." The 10 principles of mobile interface design, April 16, 2012. Web May 4, 2014. .[2] Dastidar, Debarshighosh. "MOBILE UI DESIGN TIPS AND BEST PRACTICES." Medium, nd Web. 2014. .